Dinara Safina vs Kaia Kanepi — Berlin Round of 32

Berlin · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
grass
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Safina D.
6-4 6-3
Kanepi K.
Safina D.
662
Kanepi K.
43–

Dinara Safina defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-3 in the Berlin round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardDinara Safina6-2 6-2
2008-09-15TokyoQFhardDinara Safina6-4 6-7(5) 6-2
2007-05-14RomeR32clayDinara Safina7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Safina D.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
39
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
69
Break points won·Clear edge
84
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
15

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
3-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Williams S.
2-66-17-65
Ivanovic A.
Szavay A.
3-66-46-3
Dementieva E.
Jankovic J.
6-32-66-3
Azarenka V.
Bondarenko A.
7-626-2
R16
Bondarenko A.
Kuznetsova S.
1-66-26-2
Williams S.
Radwanska A.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Dushevina V.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Szavay A.
Bartoli M.
7-57-5
Safina D.
Henin J.
5-76-36-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Bammer S.
7-54-66-4
R32
Radwanska A.
Bachmann A.
6-16-1
Bondarenko A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-50-66-3
Dulko G.
Wozniacki C.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Chakvetadze A.
1-67-616-4
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Dushevina V.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
7-56-0
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Yan Z.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Lisicki S.
6-31-67-65
Ivanovic A.
Amanmuradova A.
7-606-2
Kuznetsova S.
Castano C.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
R64
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
3-67-52-2
Szavay A.
Sequera M.
6-23-0
Radwanska A.
Kerber A.
6-05-3
Peng S.
Craybas J.
7-645-76-0
Kirilenko M.
Vesnina E.
2-67-56-2
Bachmann A.
Dzehalevich E.
7-673-66-3
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
7-653-67-62
Castano C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Cibulkova D.
6-41-67-69
Dushevina V.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Amanmuradova A.
Rezai A.
7-57-5
Bammer S.
Krajicek M.
6-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Govortsova O.
6-06-0
Lisicki S.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Bondarenko K.
Paszek T.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Golovin T.
7-646-2
Dulko G.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-16-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
7-54-66-3
Yan Z.
Muller M.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Chan Y.
Parmentier P.
7-52-66-4
Kanepi K.
Knapp K.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Goerges J.
6-36-4